LSF Gala Concert

Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore receives the inaugural LSF Christopher Gunning Inspiration Award

The London Soundtrack Festival Gala Concert celebrates the career of Howard Shore, featuring music from his Oscar-winning scores for The Lord of the Rings together with music from his more than 45-year collaboration with director David Cronenberg and other highlights from Shore’s incredible career.

The gala concert will be a special night of music by this year’s Featured Artists, including Harry Gregson-Williams, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Anne Dudley, Natalie Holt and a specially-commissioned suite of the best known TV Quiz themes, arranged by Iain Farrington, all brought to the stage by some very special guest presenters.

Programme includes:

Anna Meredith: Nautilus (from Eighth Grade)
Natalie Holt: Music from Loki
Stephen Barton: Picard Suite
Anne Dudley: American History X
Harry Gregson-Williams: Suite from Gladiator II
Hildur Guðnadóttir: For Petra from Tár
Arr Iain Farrington: TV Quiz Theme Suite

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Music by Howard Shore:

The Fly – Suite
Dead Ringers – Main Title
Ed Wood – Main Title
The Aviator – Suite
The Hobbit – The Noble Wood (I Roderyn)
M.Butterfly – Main Title
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Mvt 1)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – The Lighting of the Beacons

Also featuring the presentation of the LSF Gunning Inspiration Award to Howard Shore.

Howard Shore

LSF Inspiration Award recipient

Hildur Guðnadóttir
Anne Dudley
Harry Gregson-Williams
Anna Meredith
Stephen Barton
Natalie Holt
Paul Farrer

Featured Composers

Sir Ian McKellen
Bradley Walsh
Terry Matalas
David Cronenberg
+more to be announced

Guest Presenters

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra

London Philharmonic Choir

Choir

Charlie Draper

Theremin/Ondes Martenot

Lior

Vocalist

Ben Palmer

Conductor

Lior’s presence in the concert has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Lior’s presence in the concert has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

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